Lifestyle & outdoors
Best Coastal Suburbs in Tasmania
Top coastal and beach suburbs ranked by lifestyle amenities, walkability and overall desirability within the coastal cohort.
Port Arthur currently leads this Tasmania list. Top coastal and beach suburbs ranked by lifestyle amenities, walkability and overall desirability within the coastal cohort. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.
| Rank | Suburb | Index |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Port Arthur | 100 |
| #2 | Adventure Bay | 77 |
| #3 | Eaglehawk Neck | 68 |
| #4 | Kettering | 64 |
| #5 | Orford | 58 |
| #6 | Dover | 53 |
| #7 | Park Grove | 52 |
| #8 | Parklands | 52 |
| #9 | Don | 51 |
| #10 | Boat Harbour | 50 |
| #11 | Scamander | 49 |
| #12 | Hawley Beach | 46 |
| #13 | Triabunna | 43 |
| #14 | Clifton Beach | 41 |
| #15 | Dunalley | 38 |
| #16 | Sulphur Creek | 37 |
| #17 | Swansea | 34 |
| #18 | Leith | 34 |
| #19 | Strahan | 32 |
| #20 | Woodbridge | 31 |
| #21 | Gordon | 31 |
| #22 | Lymington | 30 |
| #23 | Middleton | 30 |
| #24 | Murdunna | 29 |
| #25 | Oyster Cove | 28 |
| #26 | White Beach | 28 |
| #27 | Bicheno | 28 |
| #28 | Nubeena | 27 |
| #29 | Gardners Bay | 22 |
| #30 | Coles Bay | 21 |
| #31 | Deep Bay | 20 |
Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.